Dune Squeaker
( common squeaker, narrow-footed humus frog, savanna squeaking frog or shovel-footed squeaker )
- Arthroleptis stenodactylus
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: unconfirmed
- Venom/Toxin: unconfirmed
- Trend: stable
General Information
dune squeaker (Arthroleptis stenodactylus) is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae.
Reproduction
Breeding is through direct development and not dependent on water. The eggs are laid in hollows or burrows in damp earth. It is an abundant species that is not facing significant threats.
Distribtion & Habitat
It occurs widely in the Sub-Saharan Africa and is known from coastal Kenya and eastern and southern Tanzania (including Zanzibar), south to Malawi and Mozambique and southwest to Zambia and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to western Angola, northern Botswana, Zimbabwe, and northeastern South Africa. An isolated population in Uganda likely represent another species, and it is possible that the current species circumscription includes further cryptic species.
Arthroleptis stenodactylus inhabits a very wide variety of habitats such as forest, savanna woodland, thickets, and suburban areas at elevations up to 1,500 m above sea level, possibly higher. It is typically found in leaf litter.
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Family: Arthroleptidae
- Genus: Arthroleptis
